Colorado Eagles forward Kevin Ulanski scored his fifth goal of the season, assisted by rookie defenseman Daniel Johnston to tie the game at 1, four minutes, 23 seconds into the second.

Just over three minutes later, Eagles forward Greg Gardner scored the Eagles first shorthanded goal of the season to give Colorado the 2-1 lead.

Eagles veteran forward and captain, Riley Nelson, capitalized on a power play 3:33 into the third to give the Eagles the 3-2 lead. Colorado forward Ray Sawada notched a goal on Utah's empty net to end the game at 4-2.